Uday Dandavate
Founder and CEO, SonicRim Ltd. Global Design Research, U.S.A.
Uday Dandavate is a founder and principal of SonicRim (www.sonicrim.com) , a Global Design Research company. Uday leads a multi-disciplinary team at SonicRim, where he studies people, cultures and trends around the world, in order to drive design and innovation strategies for his clients. A firm believer in the participatory approach to design, Uday has helped many Fortune 500 companies gain empathy for the experience of everyday people as they design products, brands, and new technologies.
He has also worked with many public organizations to help them understand how to best deliver value to their audience through design and innovation. Uday is often invited to speak at international conferences and universities, to share his ideas and experiences as an evangelist of everyday people in the world of business and technology.
Recently Uday has been invited to join as a core faculty at the 180 Academy, an innovation university located in Denmark which is promoted by a consortium of leading global corporations (www.180academy.com).
Uday is also one of the founders of an International collaborative initiative, “Design with India” which is working towards developing a think tank for designers and innovators from around the world to help define the opportunities and challenges of designing for a resurgent Indian market and for integrating the cultural and design sensitivities and traditions of India with the global economy. (www.designwithindia.com ).
Day 2: December 13th, 2007
Plenary Session 6
Thriving in a competitive marketplace through design
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Moderator: Stakeholder dialogue
Uday will moderate a A dialogue between two individuals who have made a big impact on the mainstream business and media through design. This dialogue between Kishore Biyani and Bruce Nussbaum, Assistant Executive Director, Business Week, will be facilitated by Uday Dandavate, Founder and CEO, SonicRim.
Day 2: December 13th, 2007
Plenary Session 7
The Road Ahead: Leadership Through Design
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
